Oregon Creek Placer

The Oregon Creek Placer is a gold mine located in Alaska.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Oregon Creek Placer

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Bismuth

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1900
Discovery Year: 1898
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Rutile
Unknown: Bismuth
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Scheelite

Comments

Comment (Development): HYDRAULIC(?) MINING IN EARLY 1900'S; MINING REPORTED: 1900, 1903, 1905, 1914, 1916, 1918, 1940.

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1898-99

Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.

Comment (Location): MIDPOINT OF 1.5 MI SECTION OF PLACER TAILINGS ALONG CREEK, ADGGS GR-36, FIG. 1. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Geology): MAJOR.UNITS: CHLORITIC QUARTZ SCHIST AND MARBLE.

Comment (Commodity): OCTOHEDRAL MAGNETITE IN CONCENTRATES

Comment (Production): TOTAL PRODUCTION THROUGH 1903 WAS LESS THAN $100,000 IN AU AT PRICE OF $20.67/FINE OZ.

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 284, P. 136.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 328, P. 211-213.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 622, P. 369-370.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 662, P. 455.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 712, P. 189.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 933-A, P. 57.

Reference (Deposit): TDM PAM 5-R, P. 17.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 1374, P. 89.

Reference (Deposit): BROOKS AND OTHERS, 1901, RECONNAISSANCES IN THE CAPE NOME AND NORTON BAY REGIONS, IN ALASKA, IN 1900: USGS SPECIAL PUBLICATION, P. 69, 92-94.

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 77-796-B, P. 35, LOC. 453.

Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-463-71

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